Kim Kussy encourages others through racing and aviation
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Kim Kussy encourages others through racing and aviation
As the president and chief marketing and finance officer of Aerospace Components , Kim Kussy bears a variety of responsibilities . She ’ s heavily involved with both the mechanical and business workings at the company she cofounded with her husband Al , but it ’ s the ability to give back through her work that truly drives the licensed pilot and drag racer .
One of the most obvious ways Kussy gives back to the racing community is her longstanding support of racers in NMCA , NMCA West and NMRA competition , as well as NHRA national events , through above-and-beyond winner ’ s circle celebrations . Aerospace Components also backed the NHRA Excellence in Engineering Award presented to the best engineered car at several NHRA national events .
Her newest business is the launching of Kimmy ’ s Garage , a new company designed to promote the Aerospace Components product line , but to also partner with other companies and promote their product lines .
Kussy also relishes the opportunity to be a role model for young women , as she ’ s worked her way up to a top-tier position in two industries - aviation and motorsports - that are considered by many to be male-dominated .
“ I love encouraging women , and men , to dream big , to give it their all , and to be passionate about what they do ,” said Kussy , who also owns Aerodynamic Aviation , a company that buys and sells aircraft . “ As a woman who owns businesses in the flying industry and the racing industry , I am very determined to help other women succeed . I believe in giving back to others . I ’ m the product of someone blessing me and investing in me . I really believe that when you invest in people and show them they can do it , that they really can do anything .”
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